33 Awesome GIFs Telling The Stories Of 33 WWE WrestleMania Pay-Per-Views

9. WrestleMania 25

Undertaker GIF
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An absolutely perfect display of body language, even beyond the brilliant, inconceivable Tombstone kick-out, the disbelieving expression etched on the Undertaker's face did so much with so little; he willingly portrayed himself as a mere, fallible mortal - casting doubt over the outcome - while at the same time putting Shawn Michaels over as 'Mr. WrestleMania'.

The best wrestlers use the space between moves to forge their legend. This, accordingly, was a legendary moment.

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